People applying to be contact-tracers as part of the Government’s track and trace app scheme have been told hiring has been frozen due to delays with the app. Applicants were informed that hiring was paused while ministers considered an alternative app, despite there being more jobs to fill before the programme can be rolled out. … Read more
Zoom users suffer problems as they report video-conferencing app going down across the UK Zoom users began reporting issues with the video service at around 9am today Around 3043 reported problems with the platform according to DownDetector Company has resolved the issue and will ensure no further operational impact Here’s how to help people impacted … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: App gives voice to Covid patients on ventilators By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 May 2020 Covid-19 patients struggling to communicate in intensive care have been given a voice thanks to a groundbreaking new app. The program, which can be downloaded free on … Read more
Football fans desperate for their first fix of live games in more than two months have been left frustrated after the app showing the matches buckled under soaring demand. The return of the German Bundesliga today has seen many supporters take out subscriptions with BT Sport, which owns the rights to broadcast the fixtures. Top-flight … Read more
‘What better and safer way to date?’ Katie Price joins a dating app in a bid to find romance during lockdown and end her turbulent love life By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 12:40 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 12:40 BST, 16 May 2020 Her turbulent love life has been well documented over the … Read more
The Government’s tracing app advisors ‘cannot decide whether to tell ministers to ditch its current strategy in favour of an Apple and Google version’. The ethical advisory board debated how big a role it should play in discussing whether the model is the best design, during a meeting on Thursday. The app is part of … Read more
The NHS coronavirus contact tracing app risks sidelining millions of people who don’t have a mobile phone when ministers roll it out nationwide. One in five Britons do not have a phone and therefore won’t benefit from the app, according to experts on an ethical panel overseeing its development. It’s likely these people will be … Read more
How you could be diagnosed with coronavirus by your own PHONE: Scientists are developing an app that uses microphones and speakers to ‘measure changes in airway sounds linked to COVID-19’ The app would work by listening to breathing sounds and comparing it to others The team have to create new waveforms to remove ‘normal breathing … Read more
With Brits still struggling to book online deliveries, some savvy shoppers are turning to apps which offer to drop essentials at the door in as little as 30 minutes. Manchester-based Beelivery claims its customers will receive their groceries within 90 minutes of ordering thanks to self-employed drivers collecting items from local convenience stores. Amazon’s Prime Now works with … Read more
NHS coronavirus tracing app will be rolled out across England next week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirms following Isle of Wight trial Health Secretary has confirmed mid-May roll-out for the NHS tracing app Also provided clarity on the slow easing of the coronavirus lockdown rules Government is allowing people to meet one person outside their … Read more